, 1887-09-16
A GRAND AFFAIR.
Celebration Of the Adoption Of
the Constitution.
Over 100000 Visitors in the
Quaker City.
A Monster Industrial Pro-
cession.
Phlladelphta's Celebration.

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visitors, including distinguished guests,
military and iremen arrived by every pos
sible conveyance, and the dozen railroad
depots were taxed to the utmost in accom-
modating the throng which had hocked to
the cradle OF liberty to bear witness by
their presence of their love and venera-
ton for the historic document which gave
them liberty and freedom and made this
"a government of the people, by the PEG.
pie and for the people"
All the hotels were filled to OVERLOOKING
by yesterday morning and every inch of
surplus space had been so filled with cots
and other means of temporary rest that
many of the strangers bad to resort to the
bureau of information 1t is safe to
say that there are at least 200, 600 visitors
from a distance, in addition to the
thousands from adjacent counties of
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland, and hardly a state or territory
remains unrepresented in the three days
festival.
The streets to day presented an appear
ance lovely in the extreme. In all direc-
tons as far as the eye could see it was
one mass of bunting and decoration.
Many of the newspaper offices and public
buildings made a lavish display, the deco
raturs having worked early and late to
complete the work in time. At daybreak
this morning they w,re still at work put,
ting on the finishing touches, which had
been delayed more less by bad weather.
Every arrangement had been made by
those in charge and the day was one of
the most eventually Interesting in the his
tory of the civilized world.
The monster civic and industrial pa
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streets soon after 10 o'clock and marched
to Broad and Moore streets, a distance of
nearly five miles, and then counter
marched to the starting point, passing
through one continuous line of observa
ton stands gayly decorated with flags of
all nations.
The procession was intended to illus
trate the advancement of the industrial
arts and sciences during the past century,
and it is believed to have fairly eclipsed
anything of the kind ever known. There
were in line 300 floats, each bearing a
representation of some particular branch
Of industry, 1900 men, 5000 horses and
$50 bands of music. The honor of lead
ing the first division was given to the
Patriotic Order of the Sons of America,
who presented a beautiful display. headed
by a richly decorated wagon bearing ban
ners with notices emblematic of the
order.
The scene at the grand reviewing stand,
situated opposite the Union League club
house on Broad street, Just below San
some, was a grand one. The stands on
either side OF Broad street were densely
| filled with people, and the bright colors
of the ladies' and children's raiment lent
much beauty to the magnificent and
| elaborate decorations of the various stands
themselves. There were sixteen telegraph
stations along the route of the parade tor
the purpose of communicating from one
end of the line to the other, and just as a
telegram flashed over the wires
ing that the pageant had started from
Broad and Dauphin streets. Governor
Beaver rode by in his carriage and was
greeted with a hearty round of applause.
By IL O'Clock the distinguished guests,
the governors, foreign ministers and
others, began to pour" into their assigned
places thick and fast. AS the different
governors passed up or down Broad street
and we're recognized they received round
after round OF cheers and ladies and chill
dren Joined in the greeting by waving
their hats, hankerchiefs and parasols. The
constitutional centennial commission was
officially represented on the grand stand
by Hon. John A. Kasson, president, and
four other officers, who occupied seats ID
the front. The central portion of the
stand was reserved for the governors of
states with their stats. On this stand
were also senators and representatives in
congress, many of whom were present,
and the commissioners of the various
states and erritories-thirty-thre in all.
The diplomatic corps, the foreign c%onsuls,
and especially the invited guests of the
commission. The adjoining sections con-
tanned hosts of distinguished visitors.
The majority of the remaining floats
represented various industries, and among
them was a display showing the progress
In the modes of travelling from the revo-
lutionary era to the present time by land
and water. The United States mint had
an interesting exhibit. The government
naval display had a model of the first
steamer which crossed the Atlantic, a
model of the United States man OF war
Hartford, models of new cruisers and
many kinds of naval guns, and a display
of ife-savlng apparatus.
Among the governors occupying seats
on the reviewing stand were Larrabee of
Iowa. Beaver of Pennsylvania, Hughes of
Arkansas, Buckner of Kentucky, Thayer
of Nebraska, Penneriet of Oregon, Wilson
of West Virginia, Foraker of Ohio, and
Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia.
To give an idea of the enormous pro-
portions of the industrial pageant it may
be stated that at twenty minutes past 2
o'clock only seven Of the twenty three di-
visions had passed by the reviewing stand
and by the time the seventh division had
passed southwark the head of the column
had arrived on their return march, hav-
ing travelled twenty.three squares south
of Market street. The march was made
without any casualties further than that
an unknown man dropped dead near
injured in the crowd.
The PRESIDENT party, consisting of the
president, Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary
Bayard and Col and Mn Lamont left